Lanlivery, (Cornish: Lannlivri ) is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder. It is bounded on the north by Lanivet and , on the east by from which it is separated by the river , on the south by St Sampson (Golant), Tywardreath and , and on the west by Luxulyan. The parish name means 'Church site (lann) of unknown name'.

This rather bleak moorland parish is situated above a tributary of the Fowey River, west of . This was also on the 'Saints Way' from Ireland to France. Although a large parish the population is a quarter of what it was in 1841. It is situated approximately in the centre of Cornwall, the modern parish of Lanlivery encompasses an area of around 5 - 6,000 acres but, being mainly agricultural, its resident population on the electoral roll has shrunk considerably. Sloping gently south from 650 feet inland to around sea level at its most southerly boundary, the parish straddles the old prehistoric trans-peninsula trade route and its modern counterpart the A390, one of the two main trunk roads into the county.

Villages in the parish are: the Churchtown, Redmoor, Sweets House, Milltown and Tangier (the latter is now a suburb of Lostwithiel town).

NW of Lanlivery is , which has a rocking logan just below the summit. Also on this hill are the traces of a Neolithic settlement and a huge pile of flat boulders called the Cup and Saucer Rock.

The Lanlivery pub, The Crown Inn (a free house) is a 12th century long house with low beams, slate floors and open fires. It is directly on the "saints way"- a walk across Cornwall once undertaken by cattle drovers from Ireland "fat walking" the cattle from to Fowey avoiding sailing around Lands End then embarking the animals at Fowey to sail to France. Pilgrims joined these drovers and built churches on the route. Much of the present building still dates from the 12th century although the pub was extended to house the stonemasons who built the charming church of St Brevita, which is located just behind the pub.

Population

Population in 1801 - 778 persons Population in 1811 - 965 persons Population in 1821 - 1318 persons Population in 1831 - 1687 persons Population in 1841 - 1809 persons Population in 1851 - 1716 persons Population in 1861 - 1657 persons Population in 1871 - 1493 persons Population in 1881 - 1388 persons Population in 1891 - 706 persons Population in 1901 - 673 persons Population in 1911 - 607 persons Population in 1921 - 558 persons Population in 1931 - 497 persons Population in 1941 - ?? Population in 1951 - 437 persons Population in 1961 - 373 persons Population in 1971 - 350 persons Population in 1981 - 385 persons Population in 1991 - 432 persons Population in 2001 - 492 persons

The church of St. Brevita was said to have been dedicated to Saints Manaccus and Dunstan; it is now dedicated to St Bryvyth (Brevita). The present church was built in the 14th century and consists of a nave, an aisle and north and west transepts, the latter being the tower housing the peal of eight bells, the heaviest of which is the tenor bell at just under eighteen hundredweight. The tower, at 97 feet in height, is considered the third highest church tower in Cornwall. Visible from well out at sea in the St. Austell Bay area, it is believed, at one period in its history, to have been used as a Landmark by ships plying the coastal waters. There is a south porch, a transept door and, in the north wall, a blocked priest's door. The arcades have each six four-centred arches, supported on monolith granite pillars.

There are many monuments, some elaborate and costly, to the Kendall family, including a brass with effigy to Jane, daughter of Nicholas Kendall esq. (1643): there are some remains of a rood loft: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1583.

In the May of 1641 it was agreed and ordered that every Member of the House of Commons and House of Lords should make a protestation (declaration of loyalty) to the crown. The Protestation was printed and then distributed by the Members to their counties. The Protestation was to be made by everyone and the Rectors, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, had to appear before the Justices of the Peace in their Hundred to make their protestation and, on returning to their parishes, any two of them were to witness the taking of the Protestation Oath by all males over the age of 18 years. All names were listed and anyone who refused was to be noted. Trubodys in Lanlivery.

Tree Tree Walter Trubody Ish 1564 C2A Mary Trewbody 01-Feb 1660 C2 Peter Trubody Ish 1580 C2A Charles Trewbody Ish 1661 ?? John Trubody Jun 1584 C2A Trubody 25-Jan 1665 John C2 Joan Trubody 06-Jul 1600 C2A Truebody Ish 1668 Johanna Trubodye Jul 1601 C2A Nathaniel Trewbody 20-Apr 1668 C2 Thomas Trubodye Ish 1602 C2A Peter Trewbody 22-Mar 1681 C2 Jane Trubody 24-Jul 1605 C2A John Trubody 23-Jan 1683 C2 Charles Trewbody Ish 1614 C2 Charles Trubody 16-Mar 1685 C2 Petronel Trubodye 07-Apr 1633 C2 Phillip Trubody 29-Aug 1687 C2 Charles Trewbody 3/8-Jun 1634 C2 Alexander Trubody 16 Jul 1689 C2 Charles Trewbody 08-Oct 1646 C2 Samuel Trewbody 12-Nov 1689 C2 Philip Trewbody 05-Oct 1648 C2 Lewis Trubody 02-Feb 1692 C2 John Trewbody Ish 1650 C3 Peter Trewbody 25-Oct 1698 C2 Anne Trewbody 23-Feb 1651 C2 Sybilla Trewbody 01-Apr 1700 C2 Phillipp Truebody 26-Jun 1652 C2 John Trewbody 16-Mar 1701 C2 Elizabeth Trewbody 30-Nov 1653 C2 Lewis Trubody 17-Apr 1702 C2 Philip Trewbody 19-Aug 1656 C2 Peter Trewbody 17-Nov 1657 C2

According to ‘Visitations of Cornwall’ (here & here ) the Trewbody’s in the 1500’s lived in Castle, Lanlivery. Castle is a house and is between Lostwithiel and Milltown. It is apparently still standing (in 2012).

Extract from Kelly's Directory of Devon and Cornwall 1893:- Castle , the property of Richard Foster Esq., D.L., J.P. is a mansion of stone and granite, beautifully situated in a well-wooded park, 1 mile south of Lostwithiel, and is at present occupied by William Pease Esq. The trustees of the late Nicholas Kendall (d.1888) who are lords of the manor, Lord Robartes, the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe P.C., D.C.L., L.L. Jonathan Rashleigh Esq., D.L., J.P. of Menabilly, Tywardreath, and Richard Foster Esq., M.A., D.L., J.P. of Llanwithan, St. Winnow, are the principal landowners.